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HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF 

RAMMAR  School  J)o.  3 

GROVE  AND  HUDSON  STREETS 
NEW  YORK  CITY 

BY 

CHARLES  A.  HALE.  Historian 

(Class  of  '82) 
Organized  Vlay  25^h,  1818 

COMPLIMENTS  OF 

THE  B.  D  L.  SOUTHERLAMD  ASSOCIATION 

(Alumni  of  Public  School  No.  3) 
A.  D.  1918 


INTRODUCTION 


ONE  of  the  products  of  our  free  institutions  is  the  Public  School.  It 
was  a  necessary  institution,  designed  to  complete  the  true  spirit 
of  a  free  and  enlightened  people,  for  it  not  only  qualifies  them  for 
self-government  by  instilling  into  the  minds  of  the  pupils  such  in- 
formation and  knowledge  as  will  enable  them  to  properly  perform  those 
civic  duties  which  the  obligations  of  American  citizenship  will  later  im- 
pose upon  them,  and  which  are  somewhat  exacting  if  a  man  be  patriotic 
enough  not  to  shirk  them,  but  it  also  makes  them  competent  to  provide 
for  themselves  and  maintain  their  families  with  some  degree  of  comfort, 
if  not  in  a  luxurious  manner. 

Aside  from  this  important  matter  of  education,  the  Public  School  is 
one  of  the  greatest  instrumentalities  for  the  promotion  of  democracy  that 
exists,  for  it  permits  no  class  distinctions,  and  in  the  classroom  and 
playground  every  pupil  is  placed  on  the  same  level,  in  the  former  gradually 
becoming  accustomed  to  speak  in  public  without  feeling  embarrassed,  and 
in  the  latter  the  physical  side  of  his  nature  is  developed  and  he  becomes 
able  to  assert  his  rights  when  the  necessity  for  it  arises. 

At  present  we  not  only  utilize  the  school  building  for  the  instruction 
of  the  youth,  but  for  civic  purposes  also,  and  the  public  forum  has  been 
established  therein  where  public  questions  are  considered  and  discussed, 


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lectures  delivered,  and  even  dancing  and  other  social  diversions  indulged 
in,  so  that,  all  in  all,  the  taxpayers  now  receive  the  largest  possible  returns 
from  their  investment.  This  new  departure  in  the  use  of  our  school 
properties  tends  to  emphasize  the  social,  ethical  and  political  sides  of 
man's  nature  and,  by  bringing  him  into  closer  contact  with  his  neighbors, 
promotes  fraternity  and  patriotism. 

The  first  school  on  Manhattan  Island  was  established  by  the  Dut 'h 
at  New  Amsterdam  in  1637  and  Ad"m  Rcelantsen  was  appointed  School- 
master. The  house  where  he  taught  school,  erected  in  1642,  stood  on 
Stone  Street  on  what  is  now  the  Produce  Exchange,  a'ld  its  site  was 
marked  by  a  tablet  in  1910  by  the  Schoolmasters'  Club  of  New  York. 

One  of  the  le.-iders  in  the  moveme'it  for  genuine  public  education  in 
this  country  was  the  great  statesman.  Thomas  Jefferson,  who  first  intro- 
duced into  the  Virginia  Legislature  in  1779  a  bill  jirovidirg  for  a  very 
comprehensive  plan  for  universal  education  which  mot  the  most  discourag- 
ing opposition ;  and,  although  he  did  not  live  to  see  his  ideas  carried  out, 
yet  in  1818,  the  year  in  which  our  own  school  was  established,  some  of 
his  suggestions  were  adopted  and  an  impetus  given  to  universal  educa- 
tion, and  as  a  result  of  this  agitation  the  University  of  Virginia  was 
founded  in  1820. 

In  the  beginning  of  the  19th  century  there  were  three  ways  ojieii 


to  the  children  of  New  York  City  by  which  they  could  procure  an  educa- 
tion— by  means  of  schools  maintained  by  the  different  religious  denomina- 
tions, by  private  schools  and  by  charity  schools — but  as  all  combined 
were  inadequate  to  meet  the  demands  imposed  upon  them,  certain  promi- 
nent citizens  in  1805  organized  The  Free  School  Society  of  New  York, 
with  De  Witt  Clinton,  then  3Iayor  of  the  City  and  afterwards  Governor 
of  the  State,  as  its  President,  and  in  May,  1806,  it  established  Free  School 
No.  1  in  the  lower  part  of  the  City,  and  on  November  18th,  1811,  it  opened 
Free  School  No.  2  in  Henry  Street. 

In  1812  the  State  of  New  York  started  the  first  system  of  public 
education  adjusted  to  the  political  and  social  conditions  of  the  new 
nation,  and  probably  had  the  most  effective  schools  of  that  period,  but 
it  was  not  until  between  1835  and  1860  that  the  people  were  fully  willing 
to  contribute  towards  a  general  public  school  system,  making  it  entirely 
free,  or  to  develop  it  consistently  in  all  directions. 

In  1842  the  New  York  Legislature  created  the  Board  of  Education 
of  New  York  City,  but  it  was  not  until  the  year  1853  that  it  acquired 
general  supervision  over  all  the  free  schools  of  the  future  metropolis, 
during  which  year  The  Free  School  Society  transferred  its  schools  to 
the  Board  of  Education  of  the  city. 


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GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  No.  3 


Early  in  1818  the  Trustees  of  The  Free  School  Society  saw  the 
importance  of  establishing  a  school  in  the  northwestern  section  of  the 
city  and  having  received  information  that  a  room  on  the  second  floor 
of  the  old  Watch  House  or  Police  Station,  corner  of  Christopher  and 
Hudson  Streets,  could  be  procured  from  the  corporation  of  the  city  for 
school  purposes,  appointed  a  committee  consisting  of  Thomas  C.  Taylor, 
Najah  Taylor  and  John  R.  Murray,  to  make  application  for  the  premises, 
and  if  found  suitable,  to  prepare  them  for  the  reception  of  pupils.  It 
reported  on  May  1st  that  the  arrangements  had  been  made  and  Shepherd 
.Johnston,  who  had  been  trained  in  Free  School  No.  1,  was  appointed 
teacher  at  five  hundred  dollars  per  year.  He  was  the  pioneer  of  a  large 
number  of  teachers  who  were  trained  under  the  direction  of  the  Society. 

Grammar  School  No.  3  was  opened  on  May  25,  1818,  with  51  pupils, 
the  number  being  increased  to  190  before  June  5th.  It  increased  in 
numbers  so  rapidly  that  at  the  meeting  of  the  Board,  held  on  June  23d, 
it  was  reported  that  216  scholars  had  been  admitted,  with  a  regular 
attendance  of  over  two  hundred,  and  the  room  not  being  large  enough, 
the  upper  floor  was  then  taken  for  school  purposes. 


On  December  4th  the  Board  of  Trustees  took  the  following  action  : 

''Resolved,  that,  on  account  ol'  the  increased  size  of  Shepherd  Johnston's  School, 
and  the  satisfactory  discharge  of  duty  on  his  part,  liis  salary  be  increased  to  $800 
to  date  from  the  first  of  November  last." 

The  great  increase  in  the  number  of  pupils  at  No.  3  rendered  addi- 
tional space  necessary.  A  committee  was  therefore  appointed  and  in 
December  a  report  was  submitted  recommending  that  a  new  building  be 
erected  on  the  lots  granted  by  Trinity  Church  at  the  corner  of  Grove 
and  Hudson  Streets  and  at  the  same  time  plans  and  estimates  were  sub- 
mitted for  it,  the  estimated  cost  being  $8,500.  The  recommendations 
were  adopted. 

The  tenure  of  the  ground,  as  granted  by  the  Corporation  of  Trinity 
Church,  did  not  secure  it  absolutely  to  The  Free  School  Society,  and  at 
the  following  meeting  the  matter  was  reconsidered  and  a  committee  con- 
sisting of  John  fi.  Murray.  William  Torrey  and  Benjamin  Clark  was 
appointed  to  consult  with  the  Vestry  of  Trinity  Church  to  ascertain  if 
the  privileges  desired  could  not  be  obtained.  This  conference  resulted 
in  a  proposition  that  if  the  Society  would  release  a  certain  portion  of 
the  property  on  Hudson  Street,  the  Vestry  would  convey  the  title  to  the 
remainder  in  fee  simple  to  the  Society.  These  terms  were  deemed  favor- 
able and  the  committee  was  directed  to  consumm.ate  the  arrangement. 


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The  negotiations  were  terminated,  however,  by  the  payment  of  $1,250.00 
on  the  part  of  the  Society  as  purchase  money  for  the  whole  of  the  lots. 

The  first  school  building  of  old  No.  3  was  a  wooden  structure,  45 
feet  by  80  feet,  erected  in  1820  on  Grove  Street  near  Hudson  Street,  and 
was  opened  for  boys  on  October  15th  of  that  year,  and  for  girls  the 
following  Monday,  October  22d,  and  after  having  been  altered  and  re- 
paired many  times,  it  was  finally  replaced  in  1860  by  the  handsome  brick 
and  stone  structure  which  was  the  school-home  we  boys  loved  so  much 
and  which  now,  sad  to  say,  exists  only  in  fond  memory's  recollection.  In 
1888  an  annex  was  built  on  the  old  schoolhouse  which  served  its  purpo.^e 
for  a  time  but  by  the  time  the  next  decade  rolled  around  had  become 
cramped  for  room.  While  the  school  authorities  were  contemplating.:- 
another  change  in  old  No.  8,  it  was  swept  away  by  a  disastrous  fiie  on 
February  14th,  1905,  its  library  containing  many  valuable  books,  oil  paint- 
ings (the  gifts  of  former  graduating  classes)  and  its  celebrated  electrical 
apparatus  being  consumed  by  the  confiagration.  in  1905-06  the  present 
school  No.  3  was  erected,  to  which  the  auditorium  was  added  in  1916. 
and  in  the  same  year  The  B.  D  L.  Southerland  Association  of  drove 
Street  Grammar  School  No.  3  was  instrumental  in  having  it  nanicd  the 
R.  D  L.  Southerland  School  in  honor  of  its  former  beloved  Principal. 

Tn  the  early  days  of  our  school  it  was  famous  for  its  "sand  system" 


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GRAMMAR  SCHOOL  No.  3 
Curner  Grove  and  Hudson  Slreets.  This  Building  Erected  1S6() 
Destroyed  by  Fire  on  February  I  'lth,  1905 


which  was  a  table  provided  I'or  the  youngest  scholars;  it  was  hl'teen  feet 
long  and  six  inches  wide  and  was  divided  longitudinally  into  two  parts, 
one-half  being  set  off  so  as  to  form  a  shallow  tray,  with  an  enclosing 
rail  or  ledge  about  one  inch  high.  The  bottom  of  the  tray  was  stained 
or  painted  black  and  over  it  was  spread  a  thin  coating  of  sand.  The 
table  was  provided  with  a  "sand-smoother"  made  of  sole  leather  into 
the  edge  of  which  three  notches  were  cut  so  that,  when  used,  it  left  three 
ridges  or  rules  the  entire  length  of  the  table.  In  the  sand  thus  ruled  the 
beginners  were  taught  to  form  letters,  using  a  stick  about  as  thick  as 
a  quill  and  four  inches  long. 

In  its  day  this  sand  system  was  considered  a  great  iiuprt)venK'ii( 
and  so  remarkable  that  when  General  LaFayette  was  invited  to  inspect 
the  work  accomplished  by  the  schools  of  The  Free  School  Society,  he  was 
escorted,  on  September  10th.  1824,  to  School  No.  8.  where  a  certificate 
of  membership  in  the  Society  was  presented  to  him  by  Vice-President 
Bleecker  in  the  girls'  room  in  the  presence  of  "many  of  the  Trustees, 
the  Mayor,  several  Aldermen  and  a  large  assemblage  of  Ladies  and 
Gentlemen.  A  pretty  little  poetic  address  to  the  General  was  then 
spoken  in  concert  by  a  number  of  the  girls."  In  the  boys'  room  "an 
address  written  for  the  occasion  was  delivered  by  a  small  lad  on  behalf 
of  his  fellows."    About  500  boys  and  :-)00  girls  were  in  attendance. 


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This  important  event  has  now  been  marked  in  enduring  bronze  by 
one  of  old  No.  3's  former  pupils,  a  member  of  a  celebrated  family  of 
boys  who  attended  the  school  in  the  late  seventies  and  early  eighties, 
Charles  Rollinson  Lamb,  who  also  designed  the  tablet  whose  inscription 
reads  as  follows : 

"On  September  10th.  1824,  MAHQUIS  DE  LAFAYETTE,  Major-General  in  the 
American  Army  during  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  visited  Public  School  .No.  3, 
which  was  selected  as  the  Best  example  of  the  Public  School  System  established 
by  the  Free  School  Society  of  the  City  of  New  York.  In  Memory  of  that 
event  this  Tablet  is  erected  by  a  former  pupil  of  the  school  under  the  direction 
of  the  Board  of  Education,  A.  1).  1911." 

The  following  excerpts  from  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
are  of  interest  to  us : 

Noveiiiber  ."»,  LS24: 

Crackers  and  cheese  for  children  and  carriage  hire  attending  LaFayette, 

$10.60  and  $27.43— $38.03 

>'oveiiiber  2,  \S'2'>: 

A  handsome  specimen  of  needlework,  executed  and  presented  to  the  Trustees 
by  Elizabeth  Onderdonk,  a  pupil  in  Xo.  3.  was  ordered  to  be  framed  under  the 
direction  of  the  Committee  of  Supplies  and  hung  in  the  Session  Room  (which  was 
located  in  Public  School  .\o.  1). 


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.liiimaiy  «.  1>*2<!: 

The  Trustees  directed  the  Committee  of  Supplies  to  present  Elizabeth 
Oiulerdonk,  wlio  worked  the  LaFayrtte  sampler,  with  a  Plaid  Cloak  or  other  suit- 
able reward. 

As  the  future  metropolis  continued  to  grow,  the  old  Village  became 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Ninth  Ward,  and  it  was  within  its  confines 
where,  up  to  the  beginning  of  this  century,  a  large  proportion  of  the 
American-born  population  had  congregated.  In  1896  nearly  every  one  of 
the  three  thousand  pupils  of  old  No.  3  had  been  born  of  American  parent- 
age within  a  mile  of  the  schoolhouse,  and  at  that  time  it  was  said  that  it 
piided  itself  upon  being  a  distinctively  American  school. 

Old  No.  3  was  long  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  conducted  and  equipped 
.schools  in  the  citv.  Prior  to  1880  and  before  electricity  had  reached  its 
present  high  possibilities,  it  possessed  quite  an  electrical  outfit,  which  at 
that  time  was  considered  remarkable,  and  sometimes  Mr.  Southerland  used 
the  apparatus  to  the  delight  and  edification  of  the  boys.  In  the  examina- 
tions for  entrance  to  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York  it  always  stood 
very  high  in  the  number  of  its  successful  applicants,  and  the  student 
receiving  the  highest  percentage  became  a  distinctive  individual  among 
his  fellows.  We  were  perhaps  more  fortunate  than  any  other  school  when 
the  following  list  of  rewards  and  prizes  distributed  at  the  June  rec-eptions 


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are  considered :  Gold  Watch,  by  John  Wilson,  for  highest  percentage  in 
the  college  examination ;  gold  medal,  by  Andrew  J.  Whiteside,  for  second 
highest  percentage  in  the  college  examination  ;  gold  medal,  by  Mr.  Cooley, 
for  scholarship  during  entire  year;  gold  medal,  by  Miss  Mary  E.  Forsythe, 
for  excellency  in  music;  the  "Sobel  Prizes"  (books),  by  Isidor  Sobel,  for 
highest  percentage  in  June  examinations;  book,  "Senior  Class  of  No.  3 
Prize,"  for  highest  percentage  in  examination  for  diplomas ;  the  "Quatt- 
lander  Prizes,"  for  the  highest  percentage  in  each  study  in  the  College 
examinations;  and  the  presentation  of  gold  and  silver  medals  for  "Class 
Prizes"  for  record  during  the  school  term. 

On  special  occasions  exercises  were  always  held  and  these  were  "Red 
Letter"  days  in  the  history  of  the  school.  Much  originality  was  developed 
and  shown  in  the  programs.  Among  the  most  notable  were  the  Christmas 
celebrations  held  during  Mr.  Southerland's  administration,  which  were  cer- 
tainly original  when  judged  by  the  combined  noise  of  tooting  horns, 
whistles  and  every  conceivable  contrivance  intended  to  produce  sound. 
The  general  pandemonium  was  conducted  by  ]\Ir.  Southerland,  assisted  by 
the  Trustees,  each  of  whom  was  provided  with  six-foot  fog  horns,  but  the 
noise  suddenly  ceased  at  a  given  signal  from  the  Principal,  showing  his 
wonderful  discipline.  IMention  should  also  be  made  of  the  Commencement 
exercises  held  in  June,  which  were  exceptionally  tine.    During  the  Wash- 


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ington  Centennial  in  1889  a  bust  of  the  Father  of  his  Country  by  Mr. 
^McDonald  was  presented  to  the  school  and  on  that  occasion  the  sculptor, 
himself,  was  present,  thus  lending  interest  to  the  affair. 

At  this  same  Centennial  the  school  was  represented  in  one  of  the 
parades  which  took  place  during  the  celebration,  the  boys  being  drilled 
by  Messrs.  Whiteside,  Kidd  and  Carey,  teachers  in  the  school  at  that  time. 
As  a  prize,  the  71st  Regiment,  N.  G.,  N.  Y.,  presented  a  beautiful  silk  flag 
to  the  school  that  marched  and  made  the  best  appearance.  The  award 
was  made  to  School  No.  3,  and  was  one  of  its  treasured  possessions. 

Then  when  Mr.  Southerland  retired  as  Principal  on  June  ;')Oth,  1902, 
the  school  took  special  note  of  same,  one  of  the  teachers  writing  a  piece 
of  poetry  to  mark  the  passing  of  a  long  and  successful  career.  For  (juite 
some  time  the  school  was  fortunate  in  having  the  services  of  Miss  Mary 
E.  Forsythe  as  teacher  of  music  and  her  skill  along  the  lines  of  her  pro- 
fession was  so  successful  that  No.  3's  boys  had  the  reputation  of  being 
very  good  singers  and  this  fact  was  often  commented  upon  by  visitors 
attending  our  school  functions  and  this  was  more  remarkable  when  the 
character  of  her  music  was  taken  into  consideration  for  she  generally 
selected  pieces  of  merit  and  dillicult  of  execution. 

At  the  time  of  the  Paris  Exposition,  a  copy  book.  rei)resentative  of 
the  penmanship  of  the  boys  of  No.  3,  which  was  considered  of  the  finest, 


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was  sent  to  France,  and  although  each  column  of  the  book  was  written 
by  a  difterent  boy,  yet  the  pages  had  the  appearance  of  having  been 
penned  by  one  hand.  The  writing  in  this  book  was  considered  by  the 
judges  to  be  the  best  penmanship  at  the  exhibition. 

Teachers  have  served  longer  in  this  school,  and  with  fewer  changes, 
than  in  any  other  in  New  York  City.  Mr.  Benjamin  De  Lamater  Souther- 
land,  who  was  born  on  April  10th,  1829,  was  connected  with  it  during  the 
greater  part  of  his  life,  first  as  a  pupil  in  1838,  then  as  a  teacher  until 
twenty-four  years  of  age,  when  he  resigned  to  become  Principal  of  a 
school  in  Flushing,  L.  I.  In  1856  he  returned  to  No.  3  and  became  Vice- 
Principal  and  teacher  of  its  highest  class.  In  1867  he  succeeded  the  cele- 
brated Dr.  David  Patterson  as  Principal,  a  position  he  held  throughout 
a  long  and  honored  career,  relinquishing  it  only  when  failing  health  com- 
pelled him  to  do  so  on  June  30th,  1902.  He  passed  away  on  December  1st, 
1905.  ]\Ir.  Southerland  was  a  Christian  gentleman  possessed  of  those 
qualifications  which  are  essential  to  the  successful  instructor ;  he  loved  his 
boys  and  worked  indefatigably  for  their  interests — often  far  into  the 
night — and  although  the  strictest  of  disciplinarians,  his  efl'orts  on  behalf 
of  his  boys  were  finally  appreciated  by  them  and  his  affection  reciprocated, 
for  they  knew  that  he  had  done  what  he  thought  best  for  their  good.  It 
can  be  truthfully  said  that  no  one  ever  heard  a  No.  3  boy  speak  disre- 


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spectfuUy  ol"  his  Principal  or  refer  to  him  in  any  other  terms  than  those 
of  the  highest  esteem  and  respect.  While  he,  like  others,  might  have  used 
his  great  mental  powers  and  abilities  to  advance  his  own  interests,  he 
chose  rather  to  place  them  at  the  disposal  of  the  rising  generation,  and  so 
well  did  he  perform  his  task  that  to-day  some  of  his  boys  occupy  high 
positions  in  the  financial  world  as  well  as  having  pushed  themselves  well 
to  the  front  in  other  lines  of  business  and  in  the  professions. 

His  talented  assistant  for  a  long  period  was  Mr.  Andrew  J.  Whiteside, 
"Dear  Old  Andy,"  who  succeeded  George  H.  Moore.  He  was  born  on 
-  May  4th,  1843,  and  was  appointed  a  teacher  in  No.  3  on  September  1st, 
1873,  remaining  with  the  school  until  September  12th,  1892,  when  he  was 
appointed  Principal  of  School  No.  8  in  King  Street.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  on  October  24th,  1906,  he  was  Principal  of  P.  S.  No.  69  in  West 
54th  Street. 

Teaching  is  undoubtedly  the  greatest  of  tHe  professions,  whether 
reckoned  by  the  results  on  others  or  the  teacher  himself.  He  strives  day 
by  day  to  instruct  the  youth  committed  to  his  care  while  at  the  same  time 
there  unconsciously  emanates  from  his  personality  certain  influences  which, 
acting  upon  the  plastic  mind  of  the  pupil  in  its  formative  period,  create 
impressions  that  can  never  be  effaced,  and  the  result  is  that  the  latter's 
character  is  strengthened  and  his  productive  powers  increased.    To  the 


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everlasting  credit  of  both  Mr.  Southerland  and  Mr.  Whiteside  be  it  re- 
corded that  the  influence  of  their  lives  and  example  upon  the  youth 
fortunate  enough  to  have  passed  under  their  tutelage  and  to  have  shared 
in  their  friendship,  left  such  an  impress  as  to  have  changed  the  course  of 
their  lives  and  later  years  have  testified  to  the  value  of  their  instruction 
as  well  as  that  of  their  co-laborers,  the  teachers  of  other  grades. 

The  morning  Mr.  John  Wilson  first  visited  the  school  was  one  long 
to  be  remembered  because  he  was  so  well  pleased  with  what  he  beheld 
that  he  offered  to  present  to  the  boy  and  girl  passing  the  college  examina- 
tions with  the  highest  percentage  a  gold  watch,  which  practice  he  con- 
tinued for  a  few  years  and  until  he  was  financially  unable  to  do  so.  The 
following  bovs  won  the  coveted  prize:  John  P.  Laird,  1878;  Thomas  P. 
Fowler,  1879;  Henry  R.  Carse,  1880;  Arthur  N.  Decker,  1881  ;  Charles  E. 
Nylander,  1882,  and  although  Frederick  H.  Knubel  obtained  the  highest 
percentage  in  1883,  he  only  received  a  medal,  the  gold  watch  having  been 
withdrawn.  When  the  "John  Wilson  Prize"  was  first  presented  there  was 
so  much  sympathy  expressed  for  the  boy  who  just  missed  it  that  Mr. 
Whiteside  off'ered  a  gold  medal  for  the  applicant  receiving  the  second 
highest  percentage  in  the  college  examinations,  the  successful  bovs  being 
Alexander  Hartfield,  1880;  Edgar  C.  Hebbard,  1881,  and  Charles  A. 
Hale,  1882. 


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In  an  editorial  of  the  New  York  Times  some  years  ago  appeared 
the  following : 

"Probably  more  New  Yorkers  of  botli  local  and  National  importance  were  born 
and  bred  in  Greenwich  Village  than  in  any  other  neighborhood  of  Manhattan." 

Among  the  school's  well-known  graduates  and  former  pupils  so  far 
as  we  have  been  able  to  ascertain  are : 

Hon.  Schuyler  Colfax,  ex-Speaker  of  House  of  llepresentatlves,  and  elected  in  1868 

Vice-President  of  the  United  States  with  Gen.  V.  S.  Grant  as  President. 
Hon.  David  C.  Broderick.  United  States  Senator  from  California. 
Rear-Admiral  George  W.  Melville  (of  .Arctic  fame). 
Uear-Admiral  James  H.  Chasmer. 

Hon.  Kdward  M.  Morgan,  until  recently  Postmaster  of  Xew  York  City. 
Hon.  William  F.  Schneider,  County  (^lerk  of  New  York  County.  3  terms. 
Hon.  Everett  P.  Wheeler,  distinguished  New  York  lawyer, 
Hon.  William  .T.  A.  Caffrey,  State  Senator  from  9th  Ward. 

Major  George  W.  Debevoise  (Class  of  '49,  of  Hawkins'  Regiment),  still  living. 

Henry  R.  Orse.  Vice-President  Hanover  National  Bank. 

Edgar  C.  Hebbard,  Vice-President  Guaranty  Trust  Co. 

.Augustus  V.  Heely,  Vice-President  Farmers'  Loan  &  Trust  Co. 

William  IT.  Rose.  Secretary  Broadway  Savings  Institution. 

.\lfr«>d  C.  .Andrews,  Cashier  Chase  .National  Bank 


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Arthur  T.  Billings,  Assistant  Secretary  No.  British  &  .Mercantile  Insurance  Co. 

Miss  Stanleyetta  Titus,  first  woman  lawyer  of  New  York. 

.Miss  Mary  F.  Magulre.  Principal  P.  S.  No.  3. 

John  E  Wade,  Principal  P.  S.  No.  3  and  P.  S.  No.  9.5 . 

Hon.  Isidor  Sobel,  President  Postmasters'  Assn.  of  1st  Class  Cities  of  I  .  S. 
James  R.  McAfee,  President  George  Hayes  Co. 
Hon.  Charles  W.  Culkin,  prominent  politician. 
Artists-    Charles  R.  Lamb  and  William  S.  Eddy. 

Merchants-     William  J.  Dixon  and  David  D.  Acker  (Acker.  .Merrall  Co.). 
Physicians:     Dr.  Alvah  H.  Newman,  Dr.  Walter  S.  Brouner.  Dr.  Harry  J.  Spaldin. 

"  Dr   Clifford  B.  Maclntyre,  Dr.  Charles  A.  Neafie. 
Ministers-    Rev.  Frederick  H.  Knubel,  Rev.  George  W.  Grinton,  Rev.  Charles  H.  Cool 

man.  Rev.  Jacob  Probst,  Rev.  William  J.  Lockhart,  Rev.  Albert  G.  Lawson. 
Hon.  George  W.  Olvany.  Deputy  Fire  Commissioner,  under  Mayor  Gaynor. 
William  V.  Hudson,  Secretary-Treasurer  West  Side  Savings  Bank. 
Daniel  H.  Rogers.  Mechanics  &  Metals  Bank. 

Hankers:    John  S.  Scully,  Charles  D.  Lithgow,  William  \V.  Cohen. 

Clifford  P.  Hunt.  Assistant  Cashier,  Bank  of  New  York. 

John  J.  Broderick.  Treasurer,  Hudson  Trust  Co. 

Irving  S.  Gregory,  Assistant  Cashier.  Merchants  National  Bank. 

.Moses  Tanenbaum,  Insurance. 

.lohn  P.  Laird,  Assistant  Cashier.  Atlantic  Rank. 
I'olice  Captains:    William  H.  Scoble,  Ed.  J.  Bourke. 


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HEAD  MASTERS  OK  PRIN(  IPALS  OF  G.  S.  No.  3  SINCE  ITS 
ORGANIZATION,  MAY  25,  1818 

KOYS'  DKI'AKTMENT. 

Shepherd  Johnston,  until  March  22,  1825. 

Benjamin  F.  Hart,  until  October  18,  1835. 

Dr.  David  Patterson,  until  1867. 

Benjamin  D.  L.  Southerland,  until  .lune  oO.  19iJ2. 

Henry  E.  .Jenkins,  until  February  14,  1905. 

Bernard  Cronson,  until  March,  1911. 

.lohn  E.  Wade,  until  February,  1912. 

(JIKL!S'  I)i;r.\l{T.ME.\T. 

.Miss  Sarah  F.  Field,  until  May  15,  1821. 

Miss  Maria  Field  (sister),  until  1825 

Miss  Catherine  R.  Dean,  until  1827. 

.Miss  Frances  M.  Hart,  until  1831. 

.Miss  Isabella  F.  McCormack,  until  1x71. 

.Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Pope,  until  190:;. 

(For  a  time  the  men  principals  were  in  charge  ) 

.Miss  Mary  Frances  Maguire,  until  October  19.  1916. 

.Miss  Loretto  M.  Rochester  (at  present). 


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B.  D  L,  SOUTHERLAND  SCHOOL.  P.  S.  No  3 
Erected  1905  06 


Among  the  many  persons,  more  or  less  distinguished,  who  have  been 
connected  with  old  No.  3  at  one  time  or  another,  either  as  teacher,  Prin- 
cipal or  Trustee,  are  the  following:  Trustees — Hon.  James  W.  Booth, 
William  J.  Van  Arsdale,  Colonel  Edward  M.  L.  Ehlers,  John  P.  Faure, 
Charles  S.  Wright,  Arthur  Kennedy,  and  James  W.  Farr.  A  former  Prin- 
cipal, Henry  E.  Jenkins,  and  a  former  teacher  of  Class  A,  Cecil  A.  Kidd, 
are  now  District  School  Superintendents;  James  T.  Carey,  a  former 
teacher  of  Class  A,  is  now  Principal  of  P.  S.  110,  Brooklyn;  Edward 
C.  Zabriskie,  former  teacher,  is  now  Principal  of  the  Washington  Irvine 
High  School;  and  John  E.  Wade,  former  pupil,  was  Principal  of  No.  3 
and  is  at  present  Principal  of  P.  S.  No.  95  in  Clarkson  Street. 

One  of  the  activities  started  at  the  Southerland  School  within  the 
last  few  months  is  an  experimental  centre  established  by  the  Mayor's 
Committee  of  Women  on  National  Defense.  The  main  idea  is  to  keep  the 
children  off  the  narrow  streets  where  they  are  in  danger  from  automobiles, 
etc.,  and  to  gather  them  into  the  old  school  where  they  are  given  lessons 
in  sewing,  cooking,  knitting,  dancing  and  dramatics.  Once  a  week  the 
children  attend  the  Hudson  Park  Library  for  a  story  hour.  The  centre 
is  opened  for  five  days  each  week  from  three  o'clock  until  six  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  and  on  Saturdays  from  nine  o'clock  until  six  o'clock  and  is 
under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Education,  assisted  by  volunteers  who 


are  interested  in  making  better  citizens  of  New  York's  youth.  If  this 
experiment  proves  to  be  a  success  other  industrial  and  educational  centres 
will  be  established  in  those  parts  of  the  city  where  hundreds  of  small 
children  must  either  play  in  the  streets  or  not  play  at  all. 

There  has  also  been  organized  the  B.  D  L.  Southerland  Community 
Centre,  under  the  direction  of  a  former  graduate  (who  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Local  School  Board),  whose  activities  include:  Red  Cross 
Auxiliary  No.  228  with  94  members  and  Unit  No.  271  of  the  Comforts 
Committee  of  the  Navy  League  with  135  members.  On  Wednesday  eve- 
nings a  concert  in  conjunction  with  a  Community  Chorus  is  given  free. 
A  playground  for  boys  is  in  operation  four  nights  a  week.  At  stated 
intervals  talks  are  given  on  current  events  such  as  P^ood  Conservation, 
etc.  A  class  in  military  instruction  for  drafted  men  will  be  in  operation 
tor  drills  on  the  roof  of  the  auditorium  two  evenings  a  week. 

It  is  a  pleasure  to  note  that  old  No.  3  still  keeps  up  to  its  reputation 
as  a  pioneer  in  all  kinds  of  good  work. 

On  the  evening  of  Wednesday,  November  1  !th.  1917.  the  B.  D  L. 
Southerland  Association  of  Grove  Street  Grammar  School  No.  3  com- 
memorated the  distinguished  services  of  Mr.  Southerland  by  presenting 
a  beautiful  bronze  tablet  in  his  honor.  It  was  placed  in  the  new  audi- 
torium.   An  attractive  program  had  Ix'cn  arranged,  the  in-esiMitation  ad- 


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dress  having  been  delivered  by  the  President  of  the  Association,  Mr. 
Charles  C.  Springhorn,  and  the  acceptance  for  the  Board  of  Education  by 
the  Honorable  Ernest  F.  Eilert,  one  of  the  Commissioners,  and  for  the 
B.  D  L.  Southerland  School,  by  its  Principal,  Miss  Loretto  M.  Rochester. 


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HONOR  ROLL 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  B.  D  L.  SOUTHERLAND  ASSOQATION 

IN  WAR  SERVICE 

G.  A.  BURKE,  '04  Private,  Army 

AUSTIN  C.  BAMFORI),  '95  1st  Lieutenant,  165th  Infantry,  U.  S.  N.  G 

EDWIX  F.  COPELAND,  '05  Navy,  Hospital  Corps 

FRANK  ('.  COLLINS,  '92  1st  Lvieut.,  Navy 

\VILLLA.1M  J.  GRAHAM.  '92  Ensign,  Navy,  U.  S.  S.  Pocahontas 

ANDREW  J.  HUDSON,  '96  Captain,  Army 

MILTON  F.  HARRIS.  '01  1st  Lieut..  Army,  Sanitary  Corps.  U.  S.  R 

AUGUSTUS  MacCOLLOM,  '88  1st  Lieut.,  Navy,  U.  S.  S.  Indiana 

WILLIAM  W.  NEILSON.  '02  2nd  Lieutenant.  Army 

EDMUND  O'RRIEX,  '02  Private,  Army.  P.  M.  Corps 

CHARLES  H.  SCOTT.  '88  1st  Lieut.,  Army.  105th  Infantry 

GEORGE  E.  STEEL.  'SO  Medical  Examiner,  Aviation  Corps 

EUGENE  A,  VAN  NEST.  '90  Captain.  Army 


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Priss  or 
WtiilAM  H.  Rich 
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